Resources and Fact Sheets

Below you'll find some handy factsheets and resources on a range of topics relevant to high performance athletes. Some are targeted at athletes; some will be of interest to practitioners working with athletes. Feel free to use these with your athletes, but please do acknowledge where they came from. We don't mind sharing our resources, but we don't like when others take credit for our hard work.

Time management, goal setting and personal development

Useful websites and links to other external resources
​IOC Olympic Athletes' Hub Balancing Sport and Education Handbook
​IOC Olympic Athletes' Hub Employment Handbook
IOC Olympic Athletes' Hub Lifeskills Handbook

Life after Sport

Useful Websites
Top pick: IOC Olympic Athletes' Hub, Career Transitions section (Olympic sports)
XPRO - Life after football (football)
​Life After Porfessional Sport (professional sports)
The Final Whistle (all sports; Australian based; online support)
Crossing the Line (all sports)

Mental health and welfare

Useful websites and links to other external resources
IOC Harassment and Abuse in Sport
ACSM Postition Stand on Female Athlete Triad
NCAA Coaches Manual on Managing the Female Athlete Triad

Anti-doping

Useful websites
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
UK Anti-Doping (UKAD)
GlobalDro (medicine check Australia, Canada, Japan, UK, and USA)
​Sport Ireland
Eirpharm (medicine check Ireland)

Funding and scholarships

Sources of funding (external links)

General
TASS (UK)
SportsAid (UK)
​Sky Academy (UK & Irl)

Athletics
Bob Ashwood Memorial Fund (West Midlands mid/long distance runners age 18-23)
Athletics for All (England Athletics)
Ron Pickering Memorial Fund

Crowdfunding (Sport Specific)
Pledge Sports (has specific British, European and US sites)
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Nutrition and recovery

Useful websites

Travel, jet lag and altitude training

Useful websites
AltitudeTrainingCamps.com

Some recommended books and resources (various topics)

For Athletes
For Practitioners